Finally free after Kafkaesque ordeal
After spending months in US jails, waiting to have his name cleared of terrorism charges, Mohammed Azmath's journey back to India is being expedited at unusual speed.
Supporters of Nagappa contact Veerappan
Sources told 'rediff.com' that the forest brigand has demanded Rs 100 million as ransom and Kollathur Mani to be sent to him as an emissary.
INTERVIEW
'National Conference is a bottleneck for peace'
Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is confident that the Farooq Abdullah government has run its full course in Jammu and Kashmir.
COLUMNS
Kerala's cup of woes
'If matters don't improve soon, or at least stop becoming worse, Kerala will soon have a new tag --- 'Bihar of the South'!' warns T V R Shenoy.
Setback to secularism
'Concerned citizens-must launch a renewed agitation against NCERT and its vile textbooks, persistently chasing them in Parliament. Too much is at stake-not least, the future of whole generations, and of Secular India itself,' says Praful Bidwai..
BUSINESS
India's oil sector on guard after temple attack
While helicopters are guarding the oil pipelines, foot patrolling has also been stepped up.
J&K ELECTION
Srinagar residents keep poll officials waiting, waiting...
A front page cartoon in the Srinagar Times showing a poll official crying out for human company in an empty booth, perhaps, summed up the state of affairs.
Urban-rural divide marks poll in central Kashmir
While Srinagar largely boycotted the process, rural Kashmir witnessed brisk polling.
J&K Election: The Complete Coverage
DEAR REDIFF
Suggestions, and a Salute
OTHER REPORTS
Economist Sendhil Mullainathan wins rare US honor
The 29-year-old associate professor at MIT was named a MacArthur fellow, the youngest of the 24 fellows who will receive the $500,000 'genius grant.
Sikh comes across oldest copy of Guru Granth Sahib
Jeevan Singh Deol, a research fellow at St John's College, Cambridge, is in charge of a project to catalogue Punjabi manuscripts for the British Library.
MOVIES
Whose film is it anyway?
Examining the changing power equation between directors and producers in Bollywood.
A large gooey slice of masala pizza
Piyush Pandya's 'American Desi' turns the Diaspora on its head.
The desi in India
Piyush Pandya and Deep Katdare bring American Desi to home ground.
NET GUIDE
Ronaldo's secret
Sex before every match.
COLUMN
Are we serious about fighting terrorism?
'India will continue to be targeted by terrorists. Not because we are numero uno on their list... but simply because we are a soft State and society!' feels Colonel Anil Athale (retired).
